Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa

An original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (six locations with urban consumers from various economic classes (n = 123)), a qualitative in-depth interview with a subset of those consumers (n = 18), and focus...

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Autores principales: Bechoff, Aurélie, Forsythe, L., Njau, M., Martin, A., Audifas, G., Abass, A., Tomlins, Keith I.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109416
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author Bechoff, Aurélie
Forsythe, L.
Njau, M.
Martin, A.
Audifas, G.
Abass, A.
Tomlins, Keith I.
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Audifas, G.
Bechoff, Aurélie
Forsythe, L.
Martin, A.
Njau, M.
Tomlins, Keith I.
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Forsythe, L.
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Audifas, G.
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description An original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (six locations with urban consumers from various economic classes (n = 123)), a qualitative in-depth interview with a subset of those consumers (n = 18), and focus group discussions (n = 13). Men and women had similar results in terms of their preferred staple food choice attributes; yet women indicated consuming more rice and banana, and men, more maize and cassava (Chi-squared test; p < .05). Migration status and life stage (formative or adult years) also influenced the type and diversity of staple crops reported.
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spelling CGSpace1094162024-05-01T08:18:32Z Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa Bechoff, Aurélie Forsythe, L. Njau, M. Martin, A. Audifas, G. Abass, A. Tomlins, Keith I. foods gender urban rural migration food consumption tanzania bananas rice An original approach was used to examine how staple food choice differs by gender and migration: this consisted of a quantitative survey (six locations with urban consumers from various economic classes (n = 123)), a qualitative in-depth interview with a subset of those consumers (n = 18), and focus group discussions (n = 13). Men and women had similar results in terms of their preferred staple food choice attributes; yet women indicated consuming more rice and banana, and men, more maize and cassava (Chi-squared test; p < .05). Migration status and life stage (formative or adult years) also influenced the type and diversity of staple crops reported. 2020-09-02 2020-09-14T13:28:04Z 2020-09-14T13:28:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109416 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Bechoff, A., Forsythe, L., Njau, M., Martin, A., Audifas, G., Abass, A. & Tomlins, K. (2020). Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 1-19.
spellingShingle foods
gender
urban rural migration
food consumption
tanzania
bananas
rice
Bechoff, Aurélie
Forsythe, L.
Njau, M.
Martin, A.
Audifas, G.
Abass, A.
Tomlins, Keith I.
Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
title Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
title_full Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
title_fullStr Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
title_short Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa
title_sort women eat more rice and banana the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in east africa
topic foods
gender
urban rural migration
food consumption
tanzania
bananas
rice
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109416
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